Brocade converged switch module for BladeCenter

MUMBAI, INDIA: Brocade announced converged embedded 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch module and converged network adapter (CNA) for IBM BladeCenter server environments.

The company claims that the new converged switch module and CNA will provide IBM BladeCenter customers high bandwidth through higher-density 8 Gbps fibre channel and 10 GbE port count.

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The Brocade 8470 Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter and Brocade 1007 CNA for IBM BladeCenter expand Brocade’s embedded switch and adapter product line for the Data Center Bridging (DCB), fibre channel and fibre channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols used in IBM BladeCenter environments.

The Brocade 8470 switch module is a converged embedded switch with both DCB and fibre channel ports, providing IBM BladeCenter customers with multiprotocol support that consolidates their IP and Fibre Channel I/O needs into a single switch.

The Brocade 8470 switch module and Brocade 1007 CNA are designed to deliver upon the four Brocade One value propositions.

“IBM and Brocade have a long-standing relationship developing products for System x and BladeCenter. The Brocade Converged Ethernet Switch Module and Converged Network Adapter give customers the capability to have a simple, flexible and converged data centre and give customers the first solution for BladeCenter with true 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 8 Gigabit Fibre Channel ports in the same switch, said Alex Yost, VP and Business Line Executive, IBM System x and BladeCenter.